Sponsored by TTI The rechargeable battery industry has experienced significant growth and is expected to continue to grow into the future. Most of this growth is expected to be propelled by next-generation high voltage energy systems for electric vehicles, and marine and home storage applications that use seriesconnected battery packs. The most popular batteries for… Read more »
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Bonding The Energy Revolution: Inverters & Battery With Focus On Process Monitoring
With the ever-increasing global effort on CO2 reduction, innovations with battery and power conversion are fueling technology advances as never before. The key drivers are energy efficiency, density, durability, integration, simplification, and reduced cost. With Laser & Ultrasonic bonding technologies, F & K DELVOTEC is a pioneer in these applications. As the industrialization of next-level… Read more »
Bonding, Adhesives And Assembly Sciences For EVs
In this session, we will explore bonding and assembly sciences for electric vehicles and the diversification of the bonding continuum with speakers Joey Benson and Susanne Rieder-Otterburg. Joey Benson is an Application Engineer at 3M supporting adhesives and the electrical vehicles market. Joey works with key players in automotive electrification to implement adhesive solutions into… Read more »
LG Energy to invest $4.5 billion to expand its US battery production capacity
LG Energy has announced that by the end of 2025, it will invest more than $4.5 billion in its US-based business to increase its battery production capacity by 70 GWh. LG and GM are currently discussing plans to build a second joint venture plant in the US, which is expected to have a production capacity… Read more »
Biden’s EV plan includes $100 billion in purchase rebates and $15 billion for charging stations
Details of the Biden administration’s $174-billion proposal to boost EV adoption are slowly beginning to leak out. According to a Transportation Department email message seen by Reuters, the plan calls for $100 billion in new consumer rebates, $15 billion to build 500,000 new charging stations, $20 billion for electric school buses, $25 billion for zero-emission… Read more »
SEA Electric secures funding, announces partnership with Exro
SEA Electric, a maker of electric power-system technology for urban delivery and distribution fleets, recently secured $42 million in initial private placement equity financing. President Tony Fairweather said the financing will allow SEA Electric to accelerate its global sales efforts and further use its proprietary Sea-Drive 120b battery power system, while strengthening the delivery and… Read more »
Loop Energy to provide fuel cell range extenders for Rheintal electric trucks
Loop Energy and Rheintal-Transporte have announced an agreement for the development and supply of heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell range extension solutions for electric trucks in Europe. As a part of the agreement, Rheintal will use Loop’s eFlow fuel cell modules to expand the range of electric trucks. Rheintal anticipates orders of eFlow fuel cell modules… Read more »
Over 50 free EV engineering sessions confirmed: Charged Virtual Conference starts in two weeks
The Spring 2021 sessions list for the Charged Virtual Conference on EV Engineering is out now. Just like the content Charged brings you every day, conference topics will span the entire EV engineering supply chain and ecosystem including motor and power electronics design and manufacturing, cell development, battery systems, testing, powertrains, thermal management, circuit protection,… Read more »
ZeroAvia raises $24 million in new funding, speeds development of 50-seat zero-emission aircraft
ZeroAvia is developing hydrogen-fueled powertrain technology to replace conventional engines in commercial aircraft. The company has successfully completed flight tests of electric aircraft in the US and in the UK, and expects to achieve commercialization for its hydrogen-electric powertrain as early as 2024. (See our interview with CEO and founder Val Miftakhov, who makes a… Read more »
Unifrax introduces new Li-ion anode technology
Unifrax has announced that its new proprietary technology, SiFAB (Silicon Fiber Anode Battery Technology), which is currently in advanced testing after years of R&D, has shown promising performance in multiple battery systems, enables higher energy density, and has demonstrated incremental Si loadings of greater than 40 percent. “SiFAB is the latest development from our long-standing… Read more »